diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp
index d29a8db354c..798e536477a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp
@@ -134,15 +134,6 @@ unsigned SemanticHighlighter::documentRevision() const
     return m_baseTextDocument->document()->revision();
 }
 
-static TextStyles mixinStyle(TextStyle main, TextStyle mixin)
-{
-    TextStyles res;
-    res.mainStyle = main;
-    res.mixinStyles.initializeElements();
-    res.mixinStyles.push_back(mixin);
-    return res;
-}
-
 void SemanticHighlighter::updateFormatMapFromFontSettings()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(m_baseTextDocument, return);
@@ -158,9 +149,9 @@ void SemanticHighlighter::updateFormatMapFromFontSettings()
     m_formatMap[MacroUse] = fs.toTextCharFormat(C_PREPROCESSOR);
     m_formatMap[FunctionUse] = fs.toTextCharFormat(C_FUNCTION);
     m_formatMap[FunctionDeclarationUse] =
-            fs.toTextCharFormat(mixinStyle(C_FUNCTION, C_DECLARATION));
+            fs.toTextCharFormat(TextStyles::mixinStyle(C_FUNCTION, C_DECLARATION));
     m_formatMap[VirtualFunctionDeclarationUse] =
-            fs.toTextCharFormat(mixinStyle(C_VIRTUAL_METHOD, C_DECLARATION));
+            fs.toTextCharFormat(TextStyles::mixinStyle(C_VIRTUAL_METHOD, C_DECLARATION));
     m_formatMap[PseudoKeywordUse] = fs.toTextCharFormat(C_KEYWORD);
     m_formatMap[StringUse] = fs.toTextCharFormat(C_STRING);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/textstyles.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/textstyles.h
index f7d591b8323..a2151527e50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/textstyles.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/textstyles.h
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ using MixinTextStyles = Utils::SizedArray<TextStyle, 6>;
 struct TextStyles {
     TextStyle mainStyle;
     MixinTextStyles mixinStyles;
+
+    static TextStyles mixinStyle(TextStyle main, TextStyle mixin)
+    {
+        TextStyles res;
+        res.mainStyle = main;
+        res.mixinStyles.initializeElements();
+        res.mixinStyles.push_back(mixin);
+        return res;
+    }
 };
 
 } // namespace TextEditor